Am I going to be writing strictly JayBart for a little while? Yes. Am I procrastinating on my larger projects and other fics because of it? Also yes. Am I sorry? Not a bit. Maybe a little bit. (Life Hacks has come to a bit of writers block đ)
Everyone lived. When Harry was born, Lily hardly saw him because Sirius was fitting him into a tiny leather jacket, Remus was reading to him, and James was already trying to sneak him to the Quidditch supply store to get Harry his first toy broom. Christmases were spent with full bellies and rooms stuffed with laughter, and there wasnât a single person without flushed cheeks from all the wine. Lilyâs eyes sparkled, and there was always a joke on the tip of Jamesâ tongue. All Harry knew was love, love, love, from every corner of the universe.
Everyone lived, and every Thursday afternoon, Sirius and Remus took Harry to the âlibraryâ, which was the secret word they taught him for the ice cream parlor. With each trip, they ordered the biggest sundae that was offered with three spoons, and Harry always ate nearly all of it. They kept it up until the day Harry asked Lily to take him to the library and, when confronted with the shelves piled high with books, he asked her where they went to order their ice cream.
Remus and Sirius got married when Harry was three, and Harry was the ring bearer. Lily cried the first time she saw him in his tiny dress robes. They were just long enough that he nearly tripped halfway up the aisle. There wasnât a single pair of dry of eyes in the audience that day.
Everyone lived, and on Harryâs sixth birthday, he celebrated alongside Neville with all their friends and family. James gave Harry his first set of toy Quidditch balls. He, Ron, Neville, Draco, and Ginny all played together until Draco pushed Neville off his broom and into the cake Alice had spent hours working on. Lily tried so hard not to laugh at Nevilleâs frosting-covered face, but instead she went beet red and gave herself away to everyone.
Draco said he was sorry. He actually meant it.
Everyone lived, and the moms had a Lockhart book club, which consisted of everyone getting wine-drunk and complaining about their husbands together. Draco, Neville, Harry and Ron eavesdropped and reported back to their dads, who were standing around the kitchen armed with beer, about what they did wrong that week. Each of the meetings somehow coincidentally ended with each of the men stopping by to bring their respective wives bouquets of flowers or boxes of chocolate âbecause they just felt like it.â
Everyone lived, and Draco and Harry were friends, believe it or not. When Narcissa and Lucius had a date night, they dropped Draco off at the Potters. James told them scary stories in the darkness of their blanket tent. Lily used magic to cast shadows all over their living room, and Harry and Draco wouldnât sleep for the rest of the night. But Lily kissed each of their foreheads and assured them each that everything would be fine, because she and James would never let anything bad happen to either of them.
She meant it.
Draco and Harry stayed up until their eyelids were simply too heavy to bear, but Harry managed to remain awake till Draco was completely asleep before closing his eyes. It was one of the most peaceful things heâd ever seen. He wasnât exactly sure why he thought that. Not yet, anyways.
Everyone lived. Everyone got a little bit older. The kids all went off to Hogwarts, somehow managing to stuff themselves all into one train compartment, even with Hermione once she joined. Draco and Harry got put into different houses, which was a relief to everyone around them. âthey already bickered like a married couple without rooming together,â Ron said when they were first sorted, âI donât want to think about what weâd have to deal with if they were sharing a dorm.â
The only time Harry and Draco forgot about their friendship was when they played against each other in Quidditch. There were no rules when you needed to be the first one to the snitch.
(I suppose there werenât any rules when it came to making out with your best friend in an empty corridor after drinking half a bottle of fire whiskey, either.)
Sixth year came with sly glances and brushing fingertips in the hallway; throwing all caution to the wind and risking friendship for feelings Harry and Draco had been denying since they were kids. Ron and Hermione exchanged knowing looks, but no one said a word. Not even when Harry inconspicuously crept out of bed nearly every night at half past two with his Invisibility cloak in tow, not returning until the sun was just peeking out over the mountains, if at all. He looked happier than ever that year, secrets tugging on the corners of his mouth every time he spoke.
Everyone lived, and when Draco and Harry came out to their families their seventh year, everyone groaned. âYou owe me ten Galleons,â was the first thing James said to Lucius, and Harry knew then that everything was going to be okay.
Because everyone was here, surrounding him, breathing, alive. They all hugged him and Draco at once, cheeks smooshed together, a mess of laughter and âI love youâsâ and kisses on foreheads. They were all connected then, their pulses stitching them together with a bond Harry knew nothing could break.
They all knew hurt; they knew pain and suffering, and they knew loss, but most of all, they knew each other. They knew love, and they knew hope.
As they stood there, a giant amoeba of people from all walks of life, some more challenging than others, Harry let go of the breath he felt as though he had been holding for his entire life.
HAPPY BART-DAY TO OUR SPECIAL BOY!! đđđŸ
impulse issue #22 (released dec. 11, 1996): bart celebrates his birthday for the first time đ„ł
bart doesn't have an official date for his birthday sooo I like to consider the anniversary of this issue to be his unofficial birthday. I am possibly the only person who does this. happy unofficial birthday to bart in my brain.
HAWAIIAN SHIRT BUDDIES!
Bart: *holding a piece of pizza but staring at Tim*
Tim: what?
Bart: just debating if i wanna eat this or kiss you rn.
ââââââââ
Kon: morning Bart.
Bart, without skipping a beat: you look great today. New hair gel?
ââââââââ
Jason: why are you so close-
Bart: nothinâ. You just have really pretty eyes.
You cant tell me he wouldnât.
Wally and Dick would love to sit down on some tall building and just watch the nightlife of whatever city they might be at, before when they were just starting in the young justice league is when Wally suggest using the zeta tubes and see the world and then they just stop exploring the cities and just watch them form up high. They would talk about just about everything and eat whatever snacks they had, or just sat in quite as the city noises filled the silence for them.
Then they were broken up they would accidentally find each other on a rooftop that called for them it would seem, the awkwardness was there and after serval accidental run-ins they just silently agree to just sit in silence since they just gravitate towards each other company. Sometimes they would share a drink and watch the lights.
After fixing their relationship starting out as friends and seeing where it goes they would joke around and begin taking jabs at each other in all fun, a night filled with laughter and shitty jokes only they got.
All heckinâ three đ ±ïž
hey sorry!! i just noticed- i read somewhere that bart died five times, but in the main timeline i can only recall two (actually one and a half since he didn't die-die, the time with the scouts)????? when are the other three??
Hi! Itâs no problemo, my friend! I actually already posted a list and explanation of each time that I will add here! Hope this helps! He did actually die with the scouts. Tragic thing. He went into shock and everything.
Okay but look, I think Bart might have DID (Dissociative identity Disorder) and hereâs why:
Bart obviously has a lot of trauma, a lot more than a normal teenager should, even for superheroes, and it isnât a competition, but a lot more than all his teammates (Tim, Kon, Cassie, etc.). He hides everything about him being upset about his past and trauma behind his fun persona that he named âimpulseâ. He may not have made the hero name but he made its personality.
There are a lot of moments where itâs him being super positive about a really negative situation, and we know he knows it. He realises itâs a delicate situation but he still smiles. I think he has a personality that physically doesnât let him think badly about a situation that was created by his PTSD. GuyS
Thad: Ever hear of Guy Fieri?
Bart: No? I don't think so.
Thad: How unfortunate for you.
Thad: He was an especially degenerate piece of filth.
Thad: He used his connections and guile to wriggle his way into fame, and other positions of power.
Thad: He somehow landed on the U.S. supreme court. Over the years, other Justices started mysteriously disappearing without means to replace them.
Thad: After helping rewrite the constitution to form an incomprehensible patchwork of fascism, theocratic mandates, recipes, and bad rap lyrics, he weaseled his way up the ranks to become the High Captain of Interstellar War.
Thad: I'm going to cut to the chase, cause really this doesn't need to be a full History lesson. Especially with your attention span.
Thad: He eventually came to be regarded as the third and final antichrist.
Thad: No human in history was responsible for as much pain and suffering.
Bart: Is that why REACH attacked our planet? Guy Fieri, High Captain of Interstellar War?
Thad: Yes.
Bart: ;-;
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-Kaldur joined the chat-
-Batman joined the chat-
Wally: Mom?
Dick: Mom?
Kaldur: Wait, If you're mom
Kaldur: and IM mom
Kaldur: Then who's flying this plane??
Wally: I change my mind, I want a new mom.
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Jay: Hello Tim
Tim: Hey Jay
Tim: How's the best brother in the world doing today?
Jay: Best brother in the world, hmm?
Tim: Of course, who else could I mean?
Jay: What is it you want from me?
Tim: You know what I want, Jay
Jay: Money? Affection? For me to write your essays?
Tim: its all I've ever wanted from you
Tim: *he leans in close to him and gently strokes his face*
Tim: *whispers* I want my fucking coffee back.
Tim: Pop quiz, what movie or book franchise would you join and why?
Kon: Game of thrones. I think you know why. *wink*
Bart: Harry Potter. I want to talk to snakes and ask for their opinion on the Ministry communism and supremacy of purebloods.
Tim and Kon: âŠ
Bart: Additionally, I wanna know what theyâre thinking in general, cause it doesnât look like anythingâs going on behind those eyes. Iâm totally a closet Slytherin.
âĄBart And Batfam⥠Headcanons + Theories, Fuck the Flash, Impulse + Rogue Supremacy
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